PRACTICE TEST

I. Choose the best answer.

1. Doctors _____ a cure to AIDS yet.
A. have found B. found C. haven't found D. hasn't found
2. Do you mind _____ up?
A. wash B. washing C. washed D. to wash.
3. He _____ to give up smoking since last week.
A. was trying B. have tried C. has tried D. tried.
4. He enjoys _____ in the rain.
A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walking.
5. Would you like _____ to my party?
A. come B. to come C. coming D. came.
6. My sister likes _____ and _____.
A. dance/sing B. to dance/sings C. dancing/singing D. dancing/to sing
7. This school _____ ten years ago.
A. be built B. is built C. was built D. built
8. He _____ since the day we left school.
A. hasn't seen B. hasn't been being seen C. wasn't seen D. hasn't been seen
9. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.
A. to build B. built C. building D. with building
10. My friend is fond of _____ TV in the evening.
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched
11. There is a _____ on the table.
A. lamp reading B. read lamp C. reading lamp D. reading lamps
12. While I _____ TV, my sister _____ to music.
A. was watching/ listening B. watched/ listened
C. was watching/ was listening D. watching/ listening
13. She is bored _____ getting up early.
A. with B. of C. in D. to
14. I am not used _____ up early.
A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting
15. She can't stand _____ her at home all day.
A seeing B. see C. to see D. saw
16. He drives very _____ and has got two accidents this year.
A. careless B. carefully C. carelessly D. careful
17. You'd better _____ at night. It's dangerous.
A. not go out B. don't go out C. to go out D. not to go out
18. I'd rather _____ at home than _____ to see that film.
A. stay/ to go B. staying/ going C. to stay/ to go D. stay/ go
19. He was surprised _____ her action.
A. for B. with C. to D. at
20. He feels like _____ in a big city.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lives
21. They are trying to look _____ new jobs.
A. after B. at C. for D. forward
22. They are looking forward _____ Tet holiday.
A. to have B. having C. to having D. have
23. He looked at me_____.
A. angry B. angrily C. anger D. angryly
24. This is Kensington Garden _____ every visitor from abroad admires.
A. which B. what C. from where D. where
25. This is a store _____ you can buy almost everything from.
A. which B. where C. what D. in which
26. It is in this house _____ he was born.
A. where B. which C. that D. in which
27. He is the most intelligent student _____ I've ever taught at school.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
28. Uncle Ho was born _____ Kim Lien village.
A. in B at C. from D. on
29 That man can tell us where _____.
A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John living
30. When I saw him, he _____ a black suit.
A. wore B. was wearing C. wearing D. wears
31. Your car is different _____ mine.
A. to B. in C. from D. for
32. I found history very _____.
A. amusing B. amused C. amuse D. to amuse
33. Her _____ include swimming and reading.
A. interests B. interesting C. interested D. interest
34. Great Opera _____ of the world can be heard at the Sydney Opera House.
A. sing B. singings C. singers D. to sing
35. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.
A. office B. official C. officer D. officially
36. English tends towards _____.
A. simple B. simplicity C. simplier D. simply
37. He looks _____ today than yesterday.
A. good B. well C. better D. goodly
38. There is a _____ difference between the north and the south.
A. region B. regional C. regionally D. regioner
39. He went to a seaside resort because he was keen on _____.
A. windsurf B. windsurfing C. to windsurf D. to windsurfing
40. The teacher told the boys to stop _____.
A. to make B. played C. playing D. being played
41. Mark Twain is a famous _____.
A. American writer B. American playwright C. English writer D. English
playwright
42. He used _____ next to me in class.
A. to sit B. sit C. to sitting D. to sat

II. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps.
James Cook was born in England (43) .................. 1728. His parents (44) .................. poor farm workers.
(45) .................. James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked (46) .................. ships until he was
27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought (47) .................. Canada in a war against France. In 1768
King George III made him the captain of a ship and (48) .................. him to the Pacific. He was gone
(49) .................. nearly three years when he (50) .................., he was a national hero.
43. A. in B. at C. on D. during
44. A. are B. be C. were D. was
45. A. while B. when C. because D. during
46. A. in B. on C. for D. under
47. A. at B. in C. to D. against
48. A. got B sent C. send D. sending
49. A. in B. since C. for D. during
50. A. got B. came C. returned D. arrived

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
51. Mr. Brown's new garage was not wide enough for the camper van to fit in.
A. old enough B. so big C. very long D. too narrow
52. We got to the beach after 2 hours traveling by bus.
A. left B. reached C. welcomed D. swam

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
53. Jane says she is going to get married to a wealthy businessman.
A. famous B. poor C. mean D. positive
54. Human beings have launched many man-made satellites into outer space.
A. special B. enormous C. natural D. expensive

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
55. - "How do you do?" - “__________”
A. I'm fine. Thank you. B. Happy to see you here.
C. Not too bad. And you? D. How do you do?

56. - "What's on the television tonight?" - “___________”

A. A football match after the news B. It's at half past nine
C. The film is good D. I will go to the cinema

VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions from 57 to 61.
If you'd like to improve your English, one thing you can do is to build up your vocabulary. In order to do this,
you have to practice a lot. I'm afraid there is not a short cut for this. But there are many effective ways. First of
all, you should read a lot. You can read short stories, comics, newspapers, magazines, etc. depending on your
English level. As you read, you can try to guess the meanings of unknown words from the context of the
sentence. If you cannot, then look up the definition in a dictionary. English to English dictionary should be your
first choice and keep the translator as last. Another way of building vocabulary is to watch movies in English
which will also help with pronunciation. Try to be involved with the language as much as you can. Keep a
vocabulary notebook and write down a few Words each day. Keep in mind that you have to revise them
regularly. In my opinion, to communicate with people all you need is words. Even if you just say the words one
after another, people most likely will understand what you mean regardless of the order of the words and
grammar.
57. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. What we can do to improve our English B. The difficulties in learning English
C. Problems of learning a second language D. The best way of communicating in English
58. The word "effective" in the passage is closest in meaning to.
A. expensive B. careful C. useful D. funny
59. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. We should use a translator for all unknown words. B. We should read a lot and see movies in English.
C. We should take notes when we learn new words. D. We should practice speaking as much as we can.
60. The writer's advice for English learners is.
A. finding a short cut to practice English B. using a dictionary for translation
C. avoiding English to English dictionary D. writing down some words every day
61. What is the most important thing to communicate with people according to the writer?
A. Grammar B. Vocabulary
C. Order of the words D. Advanced English course

VII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’ in each line.
62. A. books B. roofs C. woods D. boots
63. A. excite B. wish C. smile D. ripe
64. A. bicycle B. style C. type D. cycle
65. A. house B. home C. holiday D. hour
66. A. added B. boasted C. closed D. tented
67. A. character B. Christmas C. chemistry D. change
68. A. ghost B. honest C. home D. hour
69. A. boxes B. washes C. watches D. goes
70. A. dream B. team C. spread D. teacher
PRACTICE TEST ANSWER KEY

I. 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. C
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. B 14. D
15. A 16. C 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. C
22. C 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. A
29. C 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B
36. B 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. C 41. A 42. A

II. 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. B 47. B 48. B 49. C 50. C

III. 51. D 52. B

IV. 53. B 54. C

V. 55. D 56. A

VI. 57. A 58. C 59. A 60. D 61.B

VII. 62. C 63. B 64. A 65. D 66. C

67. D 68. C 69. D 70. C